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  • Retrograding 02.12.03

    Man, what a busy week it’s been. Only an Advance and mailbag column from me last week! I must be slipping. Actually, I’ve been exceptionally busy with real-world stuff. Dealing with White Wolf, Games Workshop, Eden Studios, and WotC in terms of things I’ve written, and also conducting two interviews for upcoming Retrograding columns. One…

  • 411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 02.04.03

    411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 02.04.03 411 Games Quote of The Week So, when the rumors of a sequel to those games popping up on GameCube were abound, let’s just say Mike was happy. After playing it, and finding out it was just a poorly done remake of the first two games and a little extra,…

  • Retrograding Advance 02.01.03

    Quick note before we begin, it appears the wheels are back in gear for Alex to do the first “All Flesh Must Be Eaten” Graphic Novel. No idea when it’ll be on shelves, but it gives you a reason to pester www.allflesh.com to get he buzz started. 411comics will probably be enjoying that bit of…

  • 411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 01.28.03

    411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 01.28.03 (411 DOWN-LO ONLINE 01-28-03: BEGIN TRANSMISSION…) Hi, I’m Bebito Jackson, and there’s a million columns just like me, that cuss like, that just completely suck like me. Write like me. Walk, talk, and act like me. They might just be, the next worst thing, but not quite me! THE DOWN-LO…

  • The Box Score: Super Bowl Edition!

    Hello, and welcome to The Box Score, brought to you by 411mania.com 411mania.com Pre-Game Show Apologies are in order for last week’s column. I was unaware until after the fact that Greg Biekert is currently playing for Minnesota. Whoops. I’d like to apologize for that. The default rosters aren’t exactly accurate. You’ll find later on…

  • 411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 01.21.03

    411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 01.21.03 …a Microsoft spokesperson revealed that they will be releasing a patch for Blinx: The Time Sweeper. The patch is said to make major improvements to the game, such as adding “good gameplay” and “fun”. No date has been set for the Blinx patch. — Joseph Stanley (The Weekend Wipe Up…

  • The Box Score: NFL Conference Championships

    “I actually found myself talking about your column during last Saturday’s Eagles game.” – 411’s own Bebito Jackson. The PS2 version of NFL 2K3 correctly predicted all four matchups with greater accuracy than I ever could have envisioned. The flow of the games and the margins of victory all seemed to be very close to…

  • Retrograding Mailbag 01.10.03

    Hey guys. This is really late. It’s about 10 days old. It’s been done for a while, but just not sent off. Still, it is just letters, so I guess being up to date on the mailbag is no big deal, right? But you’re here to read my letters, so let’s show ’em Most of…

  • Retrograding 01.09.03

    Okay, first up: what do you guys want to see reviewed more: Metroid Fusion, Defender of the Crown, or Lunar Legends? Let me know! Otherwise it’s Rocky and Pocky with Becky! If I reviewed the Hamtaro game, would you guys actually read it? I’m so tempted to get the game just to see how everyone…

  • 411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 01.07.03

    Now, I have lists and lists of why the game is bad, now that’s my opinion, you may have your own. It’s probably somewhere along the lines of “dRagonball RULEZ! i can be goku and vegeta and cell and trunks and i very good at button mashing and im a fanboy and i love dragonball…

  • 411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 12.31.02

    411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 12.31.02 bleh Chris Pankonin (His response after I told him that we miss tons of news here at 411 Games. – 12.25.02) (411 DOWN-LO ONLINE 12-31-02: BEGIN TRANSMISSION…) Hi, I’m Bebito Jackson, and my boss, Chris Pankonin, will most likely fire me by the end of next year. No, really. I…

  • The Gamer’s Conscience 12.30.02

    Sweet Buddha. You know, there are only certain events during a gamer’s tenure that he can look back on and with a serious feeling of elation and awe. I can remember playing Super Mario Bros. for the first time and being blown away at how damned fun it was to jump on turtles and angry…

  • Retro-Grading 12.27.02

    Okay. Bottom line, this is about bootlegging, using emulators, and the like. It make sense Retrograding should be the column to cover this aspect of gaming because 99% of the time, emulators are used for old games. I’m going to be fair to both sides however, and allow you the reader to come to your…

  • Retrograding Mailbag 12.27.02

    Hey everyone. I promised a mailbag edition if a ton of you wrote me, and here it is. I received nearly 100 emails from my RPG column, about two dozen from the Pokemon and Robotech column and about a dozen have come in for Phantasy Star. I’ve decided to mainly go with letter from my…

  • Retrograding Advance 12.24.02

    First I have a few things to say. Thanks to the 2 dozen who emailed me last week. I answered them all and I as very glad and shocked to see how many of you wanted GBA and import news. I’ll be keeping it up. Secondly, thanks to the zillions of you writing in about…

  • 411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 12.24.02

    Dragonball Z: Bukodai – 5.0/10. I gave it a 5.5/10 in my review but I’m making it lower just to piss you fanboys off, and if you keep bothering me I’m going to just keep making my final score lower. “¢ Ron Yip (SimColumn News Report 12.16.02) (411 DOWN-LO ONLINE 12-24-02: BEGIN TRANSMISSION…) Hi, I’m…

  • Review: Rocky

    Rocky System: Playstation 2 Genre: Boxing Publisher: Rage/UBI Soft Release Date: 11/20/2002 The first Rocky movie was released to an unsuspecting movie audience in late 1976. Its depiction of a down-on-his-luck boxer, Rocky Balboa, who gets the chance to shock the world was a masterpiece and earned the “Best Picture” award for its efforts. Rocky…

  • Retrograding Advance 12.17.02

    Retrograding is going to be about old games, systems and other stuff. The other Columnists like Ron and Bebito are the people you go to for current US releases, news and rumours. I’m the guy who comes off like an old hermit raving about the Neo*Geo and how games are far too easy nowadays and…

  • 411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 12.17.02

    Interact’s Quantum Fighter Pad (Sega Dreamcast) One thing that Interact failed to mention was that despite having 6 buttons on the face, YOU COULDN’T BIND THE R AND L TO ANY OF THEM!… Try pulling off a dragon punch with Ryu or the raging demon with Akuma and you’ll see what I’m talking about! Arcade…

  • 411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 12.10.02

    411 Games Now Hiring Pankonin realizes that most of the staff sucks and is looking to change that. Just the fact that you are reading this column displays a certain sense of taste, so if you have writing skill to go with it, why not apply? No digging up message board rumors and being generally…